EL GALLITO RESTAURANT
1700 20TH AVE, Seattle, WA 98122
Last inspected Oct 15, 2026
Official source: Public Health — Seattle & King County (kingcounty.gov) · All data sources
Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 9 inspections on record for EL GALLITO RESTAURANT, spanning February 2021 to October 2026 — every one straight from Public Health — Seattle & King County.
It has held excellent across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 4 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 15, 2026
A4 violations
- 3100 - Food properly labeled; proper date marking
- 2900 - Adequate equipment for temperature control
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 4400 - Plumbing properly sized, installed, and maintained; proper backflow devices, indirect drains, no cross-connections
Feb 2, 2026
A3 violations
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
May 29, 2025
A1 violation
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
Jan 16, 2025
A2 violations
- 3000 - Proper thawing methods used
- 2120 - Proper cold holding temperatures; between 42 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (6 to 7 degrees Celsius (C))
Jul 24, 2024
A1 violation
- 4000 - Food and nonfood surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable
Jan 22, 2024
A3 violations
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 3300 - Potential food contamination prevented during delivery, preparation, storage, display
- 2110 - Proper cold holding temperatures; greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (7 degrees Celsius (C))
Mar 1, 2023
A4 violations
- 4200 - Food-contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 3200 - Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Oct 14, 2022
A2 violations
- 4300 - Nonfood-contact surfaces maintained and clean
- 2500 - Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Feb 8, 2021
A1 violation
- 4100 - Warewashing facilities properly installed, maintained, used; sanitizer concentration; test strips available and used
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